One of the schools I'm applying to just nuked their program in my intended specialty! The main reason being that one their chief faculty members in the specialty just died! What this means is that I spent $40 to apply and I'm going to be automatically rejected! Can't switch to literature as they require the GRE Literature subject test, and that won't be offered in time to make their deadline. It wasn't one of my favorite schools, but it's nice to have options.

This does not bode well at all.

I may continue the application process, just because I'm so damn stubborn.